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JTH,
Just out of curiosity. If you were sitting in the G Fund, obviously we are not, but if you were would you be tempted by your analysis to jump in today?
 
If I had anything to say in this business I'd say break the 400 point downside and get on with it. The upside will be over Dow 18,000 soon enough.
 
Birchtree said:
If I had anything to say in this business I'd say break the 400 point downside and get on with it. The upside will be over Dow 18,000 soon enough.
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Sorry friend there's no more room on this train, you either have to stay on, or jump off, it ain't stoping for stragglers...
 
MrJohnRoss said:
Me too. When I woke up and looked at the futures down -300 points, my first thought was... what a gift! I'm gonna buy something that got smashed down for no good reason. :nuts:
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Made a timely move to I Fund and took less of a beating. However...probably will take lumps in the I Fund too if market and economy news remain bearish. Still a humbling experience to have a pile of doodoo left on the trading floor here. Perhaps they will clean it up and companies that don't depend on hostile currency exchange will give a boost to the market over the next couple of days. We need to close up with a smaller loss or I might have my eyes on an exit soon.
 
MrJohnRoss said:
Me too. When I woke up and looked at the futures down -300 points, my first thought was... what a gift! I'm gonna buy something that got smashed down for no good reason. :nuts:
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I thought the same thing too, but the damm USAA website was down when I needed to jump in, by the time I got back online the tail had already formed and I wasn't going to chase it.

The good news, I already took profits from an SPXL exit yesterday at 85.70 from an 81.34 entry.
 
Well I banked the 50% I had in the I fund today to the G fund and left the 25% each that I had in the C/S fund. So unless I get a big move from the C/S funds I'm done for the month and will wait to move back into the market in February. No moves left except to the G fund so Ill let the rest of you play through while I lay up and take the safer shot later...
 
soon2retire said:
Well I banked the 50% I had in the I fund today to the G fund and left the 25% each that I had in the C/S fund. So unless I get a big move from the C/S funds I'm done for the month and will wait to move back into the market in February. No moves left except to the G fund so Ill let the rest of you play through while I lay up and take the safer shot later...
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Week is young, you should finish somewhere in the .50-.75% range :)
 
JTH said:
Stay out of the I-Fund it will only break your heart. If you are wrong, you will be more wrong in the I-Fund. Want to trade two charts at the same time, trade the I-Fund. Want to get ripped off on fair value, trade the I-Fund.
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Lol, I'm pulling up this old post to remind myself how many times the I-Fund has found a way to disappoint me. All this I-Fund talk lately has made me throw-up a little bit in my mouth...
 
I've learned to not overstay my welcome in the I fund cause every time I do I get burned! :sick: I was glad to make a little quick $$$ there and will wait to put that back in play as soon as possible...;)
 
soon2retire said:
I've learned to not overstay my welcome in the I fund cause every time I do I get burned! :sick: I was glad to make a little quick $$$ there and will wait to put that back in play as soon as possible...;)
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I'm glad you're taking it into account. The I-Fund is always a tricky play, something I consider left for the "more advanced" timers in the game. That's not to say that I'm right or wrong about the I-Fund, only to say that my preference leans towards the C&S funds because I believe they are easier to track & project.
 
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IFT EoB Today for a 2-day C-Fund play, then back into the S-Fund

It's a short-term calculated risk, if I didn't have an extra IFT, I wouldn't do it, and that is why I will not start off February in the S-fund.

Thus far (considering the market conditions) I'm doing very well by outperforming the G/C funds and matching the S-Fund. I do lag behind the F-Fund and that's ok, as for the I-Fund, I don't compare myself against it, if I do well in C&S, then I've met my primary objectives.

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